TIME lab

08/01/2016

Laying strong foundations for emotional intelligence.

09/18/2015

Interesting read on an aspect of time processing!

"New research shows these children have trouble putting together what they see with what they hear, and that these deficits may underlie their speech and communication problems.

For most people, the signals arriving in the brain from the ears and the eyes within a time window of 100 to 200 milliseconds, are put together, to form one perception. For example, hearing the sound of a word and seeing the movement of lips together creates the perception of a spoken word. The new study showed that in children with autism, the time window for binding signals together is wider. . It is like they are watching a foreign movie that was badly dubbed."

By: By Bahar Gholipour, Staff Writer Published: 01/15/2014 11:26 AM EST on LiveScience The world for children with autism may resemble watching a movie with the audio out of sync. New research s

08/28/2015

As back to school prep starts gearing up for our lab fams, here is some tips for communicating with teachers!

Our favorite line from this story: "If you embrace being a part of my child’s team, you’ll never want out! Once my child touches your heart — and she will most definitely touch your heart — you’ll probably become an advocate for her and for other students like her. You’ll feel overwhelming joy when she understands lessons that once seemed too tough and meets milestones that once seemed too far reaching. You might just remember why you became a teacher in the first place and find a renewal of energy and spirit."

#5. "Communicate honestly with me."

08/08/2015

Check out some of our work! This is a short article describing one of Dr. Allman's prior studies on ASD and time perception.

We're recruiting children and teens ages 7 to 16 for a larger, non-imaging study on time perception. If interested, please message us or click the sign up tab!

Clock work: Children with autism have trouble estimating whether one picture (left) appears for a longer time than another (right).

07/17/2015

It's almost time for our first children 7-16 to visit the lab! If you'd like more info on how your kid can hang out here, help autism research, play games, and receive a $100.00 gift card, visit http://time.psy.msu.edu/?page_id=18

This is the first stop on the T.I:M.E lab machine! Trying to stock our intake room for a both teens and kids isn't the easiest, but next week we're filling it with toys, magazines, games, and books to hopefully keep all of our visitors happy.

07/05/2015

Wishing all of our T.I:M.E. families and friends a happy, fun, relaxing, and safe day celebrating! Candy Waters is a young artist with a sunny style (and who happens to have autism), and we hope her art brighten your 4th as much as it has brightened ours!

Happy 4th of July!! Please Share

06/28/2015

Summer learning ideas that may be helpful for our lab families and child educators! This site has lots of free and low cost teaching resources for helping with everything from reading comprehension to social skills. Summer learning is T.I:M.E. well spent!

TeachersPayTeachers.com -- 1,300,000+ free and priced teaching resources created by teachers for instant download including lesson plans, interactive

06/24/2015

"When your child points and tells you to look, I wish you would respond, 'Yes, look at that pretty little girl. It looks like she’s having so much fun playing, just like you."

When kids notice other kids who look or act different, it's not an opportunity to be scared; it's an oppertunity to maybe make a new friend! Working with kids both on and off the autism spectrum has lead to many great friends.

"Here's what I wish you would do."

06/21/2015

Best wishes to all the awesome dads, step dads, foster dads, grandpas, uncles, brothers, father figures, and care givers who give their best to the kids in their lives. Today is for you! Best wishes also to those who can't have their fathers or their children with them today. Today is for you, too!

This blog post from Autism Daddy shows his tips for being a dad to a child with autism. Is there anymore you'd add?

So I have a wife and a 12 year old son with severe, classic, nonverbal autism as well as somewhat severe epilepsy. And I'm in no way a perfect special needs dad & husband. I'm not even good. I'd say I'm pretty good. And I can always strive to be better. And no one, including our wives, are asking us

06/19/2015

Interesting research on visual aids! Visual aids, such as picture schedules and other diagrams, can be used for both academic and daily living skills. Useful for helping kids learn and cope with all the transitions and changes that go along with summer, too!

"Participants given illustrative diagrams likely engaged in deeper levels of processing while listening to the lecture," said Mark A. McDaniel, a psychology professor.

06/19/2015

Today at the T.I:M.E. Lab, we hope you feel pride in who you are! Celebrate neuro diversity! Celebrate YOU!

06/18/2015

We're recruiting kids and teens ages 7 to 16 for our study on timing in young people with and without autism! The kiddos and their caregivers come on to our lab for 4-6 hrs over 1-2 days, and in thanks they receive a $100.00 gift card.

Ways you can get more info or sign up:
1. visit our website http://time.psy.msu.edu/
2. message our page
3. call 517-432-8779
4. email our research Coordinator Laurie at [email protected]

Please share so other families can learn about this oppertunity too!